US Ready for North Korean Attack
The White House said Tuesday that the US is fully capable of protecting itself from a North Korean nuclear attack.
The regime in Pyongyang is threatening a pre-emptive nuclear strike on the United States.
It has also threatened to abrogate the ceasefire that ended the 1950-53 Korean War, as early as Monday.
The threats were issued ahead of a United Nations Security Council meeting, which adopted new sanctions against North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.
It’s all a bit surreal.
In fact it’s hard to think of another country right now that’s fodder for both late night comedy skits and stone-faced UN Security Council meetings.
Ambassador Chris Hill, the former chief US negotiator, with North Korea says Pyongyang “has no capability” to carry out an attack.
“Being North Korea is to say one thing on Tuesday and forget you said it on Wednesday,” he says.
But the threat illustrates a heightened level of rhetoric coming from a regime under increasing pressure, says Hill.
The key thing, he adds, is that it seems China has had enough of their former ally.
The story you just read is available to read for free because thousands of listeners and readers like you generously support our nonprofit newsroom. Every day, the reporters and producers at The World are hard at work bringing you human-centered news from across the globe. But we can’t do it without you: We need your support to ensure we can continue this work for another year.
When you make a gift of $10 or more a month, we’ll invite you to a virtual behind-the-scenes tour of our newsroom to thank you for being with The World.